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Mechanics of Materials

For undergraduate Mechanics of Materials courses in Mechanical, Civil, and Aerospace Engineering departments. Hibbeler continues to be the most student friendly text on the market. The new edition offers a new four-color, photorealistic art program to help students better visualize difficult concepts. Hibbeler continues to have over 1/3 more examples than its competitors, Procedures for Analysis problem solving sections, and a simple, concise writing style. Each chapter is organized into well-defined units that offer instructors great flexibility in course emphasis. Hibbeler combines a fluid writing style, cohesive organization, outstanding illustrations, and dynamic use of exercises, examples, and free body diagrams to help prepare tomorrow's engineers.

About the author (2005)

Russ Hibbeler "graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana with a B.S. in Civil Engineering (major in structures) and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University. Hibbeler's professional experience includes postdoctoral work in reactor safety and analysis at Argonne National Laboratory, and structural work at Chicago Bridge and Iron, Sargent and Lundy, Tucson. He has practiced engineering in Ohio, New York, and Louisiana. He has taught at the University of Illinois-Urbana, Youngstown State University, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Union College. Hibbeler currently teaches at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.